It was necessary to wait until the last day of the regular season to resolve the fierce fight in the Western Conference. All the play-in crosses had yet to be decided and all the playoff places had not been decided either, so there was a day of authentic heart attack from which the lucky ones who will fight for the ring came out. In the Lakers-Timberwolves and Pelicans-Thunder play-ins will be the Western qualifiers in which the last two places for the playoffs will be played. In the Eastern Conference everything was already decided and the last day was a mere procedure. Heat-Hawks and Raptors-Bulls dispute their access to the title fight on this side of the table.
(7) Miami Heat – Atlanta Hawks (8)
(9) Toronto Raptors – Chicago Bulls (10)
Loser 7/8 – Winner 9/10
(7) Los Angeles Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolves (8)
(9) New Orleans Pelicans – Oklahoma City Thunder (10)
Loser 7/8 – Winner 9/10
The play-ins will be played for the fourth season in the NBA with these eight teams playing their last card to enter the playoffs. It will be three hectic days for basketball fans before the big moment of the season, the playoffs that will start on April 16. Starting May 2, the conference semifinals and finals will be played with the start of the NBA Finals scheduled for June 2.
In the absence of knowing the four teams that will access through the play-in -two by Conference- and with everything decided in the East, the last day of the regular season brought an exciting night in the West, where Clippers and Warriors got the precious direct qualification to the playoffs, while the Lakers, Timberwolves, Pelicans and Oklahoma will play it in the play-in.
(1) Milwaukee Bucks – Winner This April 14 (8)
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers – New York Knicks (5)
(3) Philadelphia 76ers – Brooklyn Nets (6)
(2) Boston Celtics – Ganador 7 vs. 8 (7)
(1) Denver Nuggets – West Winner April 14 (8)
(4) Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Clippers (5)
(3) Sacramento Kings – Golden State Warriors (6)
(2) Memphis Grizzlies – Ganador 7 vs. 8 (7)
